Re: POF-USA going out of business?
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Felix at AV guns posted a video about Hogan Manufacturing's products.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Back in February 2011, we ordered 30+ .308 Gas Piston rifles from Hogan Manufacturing. They were to be manufactured with all POF-USA features, accessories, parts and quality. The conditions of the order were very simple. We would pre-pay the order in full and in good faith. Delivery time would be 3-5 weeks barring any unforeseen circumstances. All 30+ rifles should have been delivered by the end of March 2011, give or take a week. Failure to comply with this agreement/delivery date would result in our prepayment being refunded. Simple? Yeah, you might think that.
Unfortunately that was not the case. Hogan Manufacturing "kindly" sent us 14 rifles and they arrived on May 26, 2011. That was 60 days past the original and only delivery time we had been given. No problem. We were happy to get the guns and were hoping that the rest of the order would arrive shortly thereafter. Simple? Yeah, you might think that.
We opened the boxes to inspect the first 14 rifles and were immediately in total disbelief. Hogan Manufacturing send us 14 rifles that were a far cry from the outstanding quality we are used to from POF-USA. We immediately contacted Robert Hogan, owner of Hogan Manufacturing and Michael Freight, head machinist of Hogan Manufacturing to express our concerns on these rifles and the next batch. Well, we were told that the rest of the guns were 8-12 weeks out because they did not have the C.R.O.S. (Corrosion Resistant Operating System) in the upper receiver. As Hogan Manufacturing simply neglect it to do what we ordered!!! The C.R.O.S. is one of the most unique features that sets POF-USA apart from the rest and was a key requirement in our original order. Furthermore, there were no roller pins in the bolt carriers as stated in our original order. We were told by Robert Hogan that they could not get the roller pins. Well, why didn't anyone let us know? One quick call, email or even a text message? Nothing. Another key component left out of the production. That is something you should let your customer (us) know right away before proceeding.
We had gone over all of this with Robert Hogan personally and have his agreement in writing as to what we had on order and what we were going to receive and when... Simple? Yeah, you might think that.
So we did what any dealer would have done in our shoes. We salvaged 3 of the 14 rifles and sent 11 back to Hogan Manufacturing. We also requested a refund minus the cost of the 3 rifles we kept. We did not cancel our order. We just requested our money back until they were able to produce what we originally agreed on. Simple? Yeah, you might think that.
Robert Hogan has told us in so many words that they do not have time to deal with us and has cancelled all of our orders. He also stated that he will refund us our money when they have money in about 2 weeks.. That was in May.. Yeah, good luck with that. I've heard that before. We are almost in July and don't expect a resolution anytime soon. I've heard that pictures are worth a thousand words. Here are a few pictures that speak volumes on behalf of Hogan Manufacturing. You be the judge!</div></div>
